At the ripe old age of 17, a young woman from Wawanesa will star in her ninth musical when she takes on the role of Dorothy Gale in the latest all-kids show from Mecca Productions.

Tonight is the opening for “The Magical Land of Oz,” featuring a cast of 160.

The curtain rises at 7 p.m. at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium for the first of four shows.

“This whole week, called ‘show week,’ has been so exciting with everything coming together,” Grade 12 student Dalyce Hargreaves told the Sun on Wednesday, the last day of dress rehearsals.

“It’s a funny and really heartfelt show about friendship and the meaning of friendship,” she said.

Hargreaves started singing in choirs when she was in Grade 2 and has been with Mecca for about seven years. She sings two solos while in the land

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